A family procession

A family procession

Susannah Kay / Los Angeles Times

Marine Sgt. Jim Morse holds his newborn baby Jackson Morse alongside his wife, Nicole Morse, while riding in the annual Huntington Beach Parade on July 4. The parade, held since 1904, is the largest Fourth of July procession west of the Mississippi.

Marine Sgt. Jim Morse holds his newborn baby Jackson Morse alongside his wife, Nicole Morse, while riding in the annual Huntington Beach Parade on July 4. The parade, held since 1904, is the largest Fourth of July procession west of the Mississippi. (Susannah Kay / Los Angeles Times)

Marine Sgt. Jim Morse holds his newborn baby Jackson Morse alongside his wife, Nicole Morse, while riding in the annual Huntington Beach Parade on July 4. The parade, held since 1904, is the largest Fourth of July procession west of the Mississippi.